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Commentary
Sixteen reasons why Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council is a hate group
Tony Perkins of the hate group the Family Research Council recently had the temerity to attack the Obama Administration for its participation in the “It Gets Better” campaign. This is the campaign designed to raise the self-esteem of LGBTQ youth and raise awareness of the problems they encounter with bullying.
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Life
Study: Northwestern University researchers confirm bisexuality exists
A new scientific study confirms that men who have a sexual attraction to both men and women is real, and dispels the stereotype that bisexual men are just closeted homosexuals, or simply confused.
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News (USA)
San Francisco immigration judge drops deportation case against married gay man
An immigration judge in San Francisco has dropped the deportation case against a married gay man following the Obama Administration’s announcement last week of policy changes that would relax enforcement of “low threat” cases.
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Life
Canada’s opposition New Democrat Party, LGBT advocate Jack Layton dies
The Right Honorable Jack Layton, a member of the Canadian Parliament, and a charismatic politician who guided the New Democrat Party (NDP) into the position of being the dominant opposition party in Parliament, has died. He was 61.
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Commentary
The Hate That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Sometimes I’m amazed by the rapid success of the gay rights movement. Homosexuality, the love that dare not speak its name, is now spoken freely, while homophobia has quickly become the hate that dare not speak its name – at least if one is running for higher office.
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News (USA)
‘Yelp’ removes negative comments, ratings condemning anti-gay bridal shop
Online review website “Yelp” has removed more than 1,000 negative reviews of a New Jersey bridal shop after it was flooded with comments bashing the shop for refusing to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be.
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News (USA)
Defense rests in murder trial of gay teen; accused refuses to testify
Defense attorneys on Monday rested their case in the murder trial of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused in the 2008 execution-style slaying of Lawrence King, a gay classmate.
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News (USA)
Iowa student dies after brutal beating in which attackers shouted gay slurs
Police have confirmed the death of a 19-year-old college student in Waterloo, Iowa, who was brutally beaten in the early morning hours on Friday, and whose attackers shouted anti-gay slurs and kicked him in the face.
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News (USA)
Houston judge orders married gay man to keep kids away from husband
In a stunning case of bigotry from Houston Judge Charley E. Prine, Jr., a married gay man has been forbidden from ever leaving his children alone with his husband, reported the Houston Chronicle.
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News (USA)
Push to reclaim marriage equality in Maine off to positive start
Organizers of the effort to reclaim marriage equality in Maine are predicting that the efforts underway to restore same-sex marriage are off to a positive start.
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News (USA)
Morgan Freeman and friends to headline play based on Proposition 8 trial
This week’s all about Minnesota, Maine, North Carolina, Colorado, and Broadway. All four of those states have months of bitter fighting over marriage to look forward to, with millions of dollars likely to be spent on both sides. Fortunately, we’ve got a secret weapon: Morgan Freeman.
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News (USA)
Change in immigration policy could benefit same-sex binational couples
The Obama Administration has announced it plans to implement changes in U.S. immigration policy, the result of which could benefit bi-national same-sex couples.
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Life
Rick Santorum has gay friends who do not deserve the same rights that he does
Hard to believe, but GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has gay friends. This is the same Rick Santorum who opposes gay marriage, opposes civil unions, wants to reinstate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and who says gays and lesbians deserve no “privileges.”
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Life
‘North Sea Texas,’ Belgium director’s debut film captures attention at Montreal festival
North Sea Texas, a Belgian film about two teenage boys falling in love, has captivated audiences and critics alike at this year’s Montreal World Film Festival.
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Life
Facebook Put My Life Together Again
Today I accepted the Facebook friend request of someone I knew in high school. We haven’t spoken in more than thirty years … and God knows why she wants to befriend the scandalous queer who wore knee-high platform boots to the junior dance in our home town of Bossier City, Louisiana.
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Commentary
Since when is connecting the gay community to human waste ‘truthful research?’
Earlier this month, phony historian David Barton and WallBuilders Live co-host Rick Green went on a tangent about (what else) the supposed gay agenda in schools during a radio program.
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News (USA)
New York’s vague new marriage licenses will lead to animal marriages
The town clerk of Ledyard, N.Y. — Rose Marie Belforti — has finally responded to the controversy over her recent decision to not sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples, and wondered if there was another agenda that would result in allowing marriage between non-humans.
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News (USA)
Minnesota campaign finance board dismisses complaint against NOM
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board has dismissed campaign finance complaints against the National Organization for Marriage and the Minnesota Family Council.
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News (USA)
Michele Bachmann — (Submissive) Theologian?
Michele Bachmann has championed the “Christian” cause, sprinkling her speeches with scripture and holy buzzphrases. But one in particular caught my ear.
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News (USA)
Homophobic bridal shop owner refuses to sell wedding dress to lesbian bride
A New Jersey bridal shop has refused to sell a wedding dress to a lesbian bride-to-be, calling the couple’s pending nuptials an “illegal action.”